Posting Policy

At Barnard College, our physical campus environment is an important part of the community we strive to develop. This belief has been the driving force behind the ongoing improvements the College is making to the physical environment on campus - from the Residential Life Master Plan to the design and implementation of the Campus Master Plan. The College is investing large sums of money to create a more beautiful and comfortable environment for all members of the Barnard community.

We hope the implementation of this Posting Policy will assist our community in reaching that goal. The Posting Policy is designed to improve the aesthetics of our campus, decrease the damage to facilities from improper posting and to free up our Facilities staff so they may direct their efforts toward the completion of other campus improvements.

Your assistance and that of your department or student club/organization is greatly appreciated, and we look forward to everyone working together to maintain a beautiful campus environment.

Where You CAN Post Where You Cannot Post
  • Non-painted surfaces
  • Glass walls [e.g. McIntosh outside glass wall]
  • Non-painted metal and marble surfaces
  • Wall surface on the inside of elevators
  • Lampposts
  • Any bulletin board with an “Designated Posting Area” sign on it
  • On any blue Barnard Bear
  • Designated club/organization bulletin boards
  • Glass doors*
  • Painted metal [e.g. elevator door frames, painted stairwell doors, etc.]
  • Outside street faces of any building
  • On the ground [please see section for chalking]

* please note that in an emergency situation, the Dean of the College may permit offices and academic departments to post on glass doors.

  1. What Can I Post With? Regular masking tape is the only type of tape and/or adhesive that may be used. NEVER use stickers, scotch tape, duct tape, packing tape, or “fun tack” type materials. If the approved posting area is a surface where tacks, staples, etc… may be used (such as bulletin boards), those are appropriate ways to post flyers.

  2. What Cannot Be Said On My Posting? Any postings that have inappropriate and/or derogatory information directed to one specific member of the Barnard community will not be tolerated and will be immediately removed. The approved posting areas that we have provided are not personal message boards. They are solely for information that is intended to benefit the campus community as a whole. In addition, the following words cannot appear on any posted information at Barnard – shit, piss, suck, cunt, fuck, motherfucker, cocksucker and tits. Any flyers containing any of these words will be immediately removed and the responsible parties referred to Dean’s Discipline.

  3. How Long Can My Posting Stay Up? Flyers posted in approved locations will be permitted to remain until the day following the event. The sponsoring group should remove all flyers in approved locations within 24 hours after the event has taken place. The College reserves the right to remove any flyers whose program date has come and gone.

  4. Residence Hall Specifics: In the Residence Halls, groups may leave posters at the Office of Residential Life & Housing (110 Sulzberger) – in this case they will be given to RAs to advertise within 48-72 hours. If you would like to provide one poster for each residence hall floor, please plan to leave 100 copies of your flyer.

  5. Chalking Info: Chalking is permitted on sidewalks ONLY, and is NEVER permitted on the outside surface of any building or on sidewalks underneath an overhang. You must seek approval from the College Activities Office ( activities@barnard.edu ) one week prior to chalking.

  6. How Will Violations Be Handled? The offices and departments that oversee this policy will be keeping an eye on illegal posting. Individuals, groups and departments should all make themselves aware of the follow-up they can expect if they violate this policy.

We use the term “you” in our text—this is meant to include individuals, groups, clubs and organizations as well as academic and administrative departments.